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Discover Whisky
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Discover Whisky is a multi-author (there are two of us) about whisky. Kinda does what it says on the tin really
- Added on: Feb 29th, 2008
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: michael briggs
- Listed in: Food & Drink Personal
- Tags: spirits scotland whisky scotch whiskey malt
Recent Posts
Balvenie Sweepstake and Madeira Cask launch
Regular readers will recall my tasting notes on the Balvenie 17 year-old Madeira Cask a little while back. This whisky has now been launched in the US with a two-night event at New York’s Eleven Madison Park Restaurant where invited guests were g...
Black Bull 12 year old blended whisky (50%)
I would generally avoid a blended whisky at all costs, too many Christmas and New Years where I’ve been offered a whisky of generally suspect vintage which has been lying at the back of a cupboard for longer than the owner cares to remember and...
SMWS November tasting (part 2)
Continuing the tasting notes we come to the third (not counting the bonus one) of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s offerings. Bottling 35.32 34 years old, 55.1%, 183 bottles Colour Light Nose Pear drops, liquorice, someone mentioned spangles - ...
SMWS November tasting (part 1)
On Thursday Mike and I met up at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s rooms in Edinburgh’s Queen St for their second tasting for whisky bloggers. This matched up with their quarterly release of new bottlings - always a major event for their m...
Speyside classic benefits from an island connection
But not a Scottish island. This one lies off the coast of Africa but is part of Europe and run by Portugal. The delightful island of Madeira is famous for its mild climate, excellent seafood and the wine which takes its name. I was there myself over ...
Maritime Wizardry in Wick
I have to confess to never having previously tasted any of the output from this most northerly mainland distillery, so I came to it with no preconceptions, save perhaps wondering if it would be anything like the well known distillery on the facing is...
